Building a “Smarter” Car Dealership: Tips for Staying out of the Automobile Boneyard 

9 0  – Nine-zero.  That’s the approximate percentage of people who hate something about the “traditional” car-buying experience.  Too often, after visiting the dealership, customers exit feeling duped, disrespected, or downright disregarded. As we know, that type of unrest has created new ways for customers to navigate the car-buying process—and that has led to new […]

When Buildings Get Smart

When someone says Amsterdam, what do you think? Many things, I’m sure. A lot of which we can’t discuss right now, but I would bet my bottom dollar that you don’t think energy efficiency as your first thought. This is where you would be wrong. Take a journey with me, down the gorgeous bicycle filled […]

Working smarter, not harder

Who knew your lighting system would be able to collect information on occupancy patterns and provide interactive real-time heat mapping? Sounds a little ‘big brother is watching’ right? Hear me out. Less than 50% of average office space is utilized. That’s a discerning amount of space that is being lit for no reason at all. […]

Summertime Sunshine Rises on a New Power Bill

With summer rapidly approaching temperatures are on the rise! Rising temperatures not only mean fun in the sun but rising energy bills. Because of the warmer temperatures, overall energy use rises across the country. No one is safe from this rise as it’s simply a fact of life. Homes and businesses across the country see […]

How To – Energy Efficiency Upgrade Checklist

Thinking about upgrading your building’s lighting with energy efficient LEDs? Before you jump into the fray, we wanted to provide you with a quick roadmap outline of some of the most critical things to keep in mind when approaching an energy efficiency upgrade. What are the dos and don’ts of an energy efficiency project? Are […]

O Lighting, Where Art Thou?

Moving is no one’s favorite thing but it is a necessary evil in life. It’s something we all must do at one time or another. The best part of moving is when that place finally feels like home! Putting your own unique touches on that new place and making it reflect your true self! Smarter […]

SBT’s Bean Town Home

SBT’s Bean Town Home While the official corporate headquarters for Smarter Building Technologies Alliance is in Las Vegas, Nevada, that doesn’t mean we don’t have second and third homes. As we learned with our Long Beach office post. So what about our team members on the East Cost? Well, let me be first to give […]

Networked Controls 101: Top 5 Deployment Challenges

Today’s IoT connected lighting systems are advancing in sophistication and complexity at an ever-quickening rates, making it a challenge to keep up with the latest and greatest technologies. Couple that with the common challenges of deploying a networked controls system and it’s no wonder that many installation professionals are still leery in spec’ing an advanced […]